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As described by Dr. Kalantari in his book Polynomial Root-Finding and Polynomiography, polynomiography is the "art and science of visualization in the approximation of roots of polynomials." Some polynomiographs can be made by starting with a polynomial and an area of the complex plane that is split up into a certain number of points. For each point, an iterative method for approximation of a root is applied until the method outputs a point which is within some interval of a root of the polynomial. Different colors are assigned depending on which root the method gave from that particular starting point. Shading is determined by the number of iterations of the method it took to get to the root. White is used when the method does not approximate close enough to a root after a certain number of iterations. For some of Dr. Kalantari's polynomiographs, Newton's method has been used as the iterative method. However, due to a recent discovery by Dr. Kalantari, he wants to investigate the polynomiographs that might be created using a different iterative method. I have been asked to implement a program that will produce polynomiographs using this new method, which we will call the Ellipsoid-Newton method.
Week 1: I met with Dr. Kalantari and he explained the new iterative method that I would be using to create polynomiographs. I implemented a basic polynomiography program in Mathematica using Newton's method as the iterative method for root approximation. This was done to familiarize myself with polynomiography.
Week 2: I presented an outline of what I will be doing over the course of my time at the REU. I reviewed some properties of ellipses, and figured out the basic steps I will need to go through to implement the Ellipsoid-Newton method.
Week 3: I figured out how to make my Newton's method program run faster so that I would understand how to implement the Ellipsoid-Newton method program. I produced a visual representation of the steps that the Ellipsoid-Newton method goes through using Mathematica.
Week 4: I implemented a program that produced a polynomiograph using the Ellipsoid-Newton method. However, the image appeared to be random chaos. This may have happened because there was something wrong with my program or because that is just what this method produces. Dr. Kalantari suggested I use a combination of Newton's method and the Ellipsoid-Newton method so that an image with a pattern can be produced.
Week 5: I was able to produce some images that did not appear to be random chaos, but Dr. Kalantari was reluctant to accept them as what the Ellipsoid-Newton method produced because there was not symmetry where there should have been. I had to go back and rethink the way I was coloring the pixels to produce an image that appeared to be correct.
Week 6: I found some issues with my program that involved the Newton's direction and the proper way of cutting an ellipse in the Ellipsoid method. There was also an issue with the original matrix B that I was using to create the initial ellipse in the method. After fixing these issues, I was able to produce images that were absolutely correct, although they had to use a combination of the Ellipsoid method and Newton's method, whereas we want to produce images using solely the Ellipsoid method. I also did some side work on a project involving polynomiography and cryptography. It involved computing Hausdorff distances between sets of roots of polynomials.
Week 7: I made my final presentation describing what I accomplished over the summer and showing the polynomiographs I produced. I also worked on implementing the original Ellipsoid-Newton method, rather than a combination with Newton's method.
Week 8: I summarized my work over the summer in a paper written for DIMACS. I was able to implement the original Ellipsoid-Newton method as we Dr. Kalantari first described it.


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The oldest member of the Chennai Super Kings team, Mike Hussey showed that he still has it in him as he pocketed a tough catch to dismiss in-form batsman of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mandeep Singh.
What the stunning catch by Mr Cricket:
That's a 39-year-old on the fielding going full stretch - @ChennaiIPL #CSK #IPL https://t.co/1HNXzMt7mU
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 22, 2015
Absolute stunner from old guy of http://t.co/eSP9dnCl49 for a reason :)! Mandeep gone and Ash Strikes :D #CSKvRCB— #SonuDay :D (@CricLogue) May 22, 2015
Respect for Hussey .. He is MR cricket and will always be #CskvsRcb #pepsiipl
— Sarath (@SarAthSivaJr) May 22, 2015

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I am tempted to call this gallery part of my New Orleans photo collection. In reality, it is a two-hour ride from New Orleans proper in a part of Louisiana called Iberia Parish.
Avery Island is actually what is known as a salt dome. It is best known as the home of Tabasco Pepper Sauce, and it is an amazing place to visit. The McIlhenny family were incredible about protecting the natural habitat around their dynasty. The Jungle Gardens is the result of that commitment.
I have been shooting bird houses every since our first Maine vacation. I was amazed at the number of bird houses were in the yard of the house we rented. In fact, our goodbye present to the owner was a bird house, which is included in this gallery!
I was originally going to include these photos in the Fine Feathered Friends gallery, but I decided that they deserved a gallery of their own.
Morbid? Perhaps. However, I find cemeteries to be very interesting photography subjects indeed, particularly old cemeteries like the St. Louis Cemetery in New Orleans where everyone is buried above ground.
Another very interesting place to visit is Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Not only are the grounds beautiful, but some of the stones are amazing.
Visions of the city, from Boston and Provincetown, MA to Portland, ME to Stowe, VT (remember that New Orleans and Quebec City have their own galleries). Some of these shots include people because that is unavoidable when you're walking around a city!
But there's also a "Characters" gallery, so be sure to take a look there as well. Life is gray, you know. It isn't always black and white and things do not always fit cleanly into categories.
This is an interesting gallery. Stuff on the ground and in the air. However, we are not including flowers here. That has its own category because it is HUGE. This gallery is comprised of trees and green stuff, like moss and ferns. It can also be tree roots and mushrooms. And definitely clouds, fog, the sun, moon, planets and stars. Shooting clouds is one of my favorite things to do.
Lighthouses are amazing, and almost every one is different and has its own story. Cape Cod Highland Light in Truro on Cape Cod had to literally be moved back from an eroding precipice. I had no idea that something of that magnitude could be done until I visited it and saw the video.
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Here is the first song of Kumori + a download link to his voicebank. Unfortenatly, he's only able to sing in romaji. I'm gonna change it as soon as I can. For now, enjoy the first test of Kumori, maybe you'll also want to try out his voice.
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This quite possibly could be one of the most decadent desserts I have ever had. If you have a sweet tooth like me, YUM. I made this for dinner with my family on the weekend and several of the guests could not finish as it was "so rich". In my books, there is no such thing as "so rich". I scoff at people in disbelief when they say that!
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Pioneers and MY Day
In June we spent time as a family in Nauvoo. It was so serene and incredible. We
were able to walk the streets, have one on one time with each kid, get custard, watch Sunset by the Mississippi and Just Plain Anna Amanda, connect with missionaries, walk the trail of Hope and listen to the vignettes by firelight and fireflies, visit the Smith family cemetery, walk around the temple, take a wagon ride, and just BE in Nauvoo without a care in the world.
It was extra special for me to walk the Trail of Hope vignette with Samuel as Brad stayed with
Marie in the distance (because she was restless). We were able to go from actor to actor,
listening to their particular story of leaving Nauvoo and traveling west. They told their 5 minutes
each by firelight as the sun was setting. It started at around 8:45pm for us, and by the end it was
pitch black outside. I felt so astonished once again at the sacrifice of the early saints. They really
just walked into the unknown-and literally "walked". Hearing each story of faith was just
overwhelming, to then question if the saints would be willing to do something like that
today-would I? Walk out into the unknown with my children, crossing the plains??? It is very
hard to see myself doing such a thing. But then I had to stop myself and ultimately came to the
realization that I cannot compare life now with life then. They are different, but in the end -am I
keeping my covenants? I guess that's all I need to worry about. I can still honor the saints and
love them and look up to their ability to walk in the dark, but it is going to be an uphill battle if I
want to figure out if I could do it just like them.
It was magical walking down Parley street with Samuel, he was riveted at each performance,
and at one point when the fireflies came out- right in the middle of the actor's portrayal he yelled
out - "fireflies!", he really is my son, we both love those magical creatures.
I loved the walk down Water street, with Marie sleeping in the stroller, Brad was down at the
edge of Parley street skipping rocks on the Mississippi with Samuel and I had my time alone to
stroll. I was able to just fully be present in Nauvoo and the quiet of Joseph and Emma's home. I
tried to imagine myself there with them, how it would feel to walk up to the mansion house and
say "hello", once again I couldn't imagine it-and I had to be ok with just feeling a gratitude and
love for them and this place.
I wasn't there in Nauvoo in 1839 or 1846, I am here in Nauvoo now, in the 2017s. My experience
isn't the same as the early saints, I don't have to walk across the country or sacrifice the
well-being of my children for the gospel's sake. But I do sacrifice my time, talents, and abilities,
and everything with which the Lord has blessed me- for what I am asked to do in building up the
kingdom of God on earth. Some of that sacrifice is just plain old, day to day motherhood.
It's not a measurable sacrifice, nor is it something formal or put on display. It's just waking up
and being there, and trying harder the next day, and working to have energy and to be well-for
them, because they need you more than ever and more than anyone. That is my trek across
the country, it is the morning till night, day after day of loving these children and working to be
better at it.
I am grateful for Nauvoo. That it will always be there . That God chose me to be a part of it in my
day and age. It is a living, breathing, entity, and not stuck in 1846. There is a Nauvoo today, and
it has a purpose for the 2017s. We remember those who were there, we love them, they are
everything to the church, but Nauvoo I found this trip, is here right now-today-and it is relevant
and brings me the peace and sunshine I need to be the mother of this generation and of these
very special children.
Contentment and Kanye
I was reading my scriptures the other day and had flipped to one of my favorite verses, Phillipians 4:13. I was reading the chapter and came across a verse that usually doesn't get as much of my attention:
"I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content."
I think it would be awesome to be content with whatever my circumstances in life! So! I went searching for some more words on the topic. I came across a couple of talks that had great insights.
Neal A. Maxwell hits it out of the park with this talk
Another favorite is this BYU Devotional given by Mary Ellen Edmunds.
Elder Maxwell speaks a lot about being content in our "allotment" in life, allotment generally referring to our circumstances. Our responses to what has been given to us, the choices we make based on our personal circumstances, are what matter.
This quote particularly stuck out to me:
"Being content means acceptance without self-pity."
Kind of a doozy, eh? My baby sister is about to start high school and I'm about to start school as well (again! another master's degree! because why not?! #allthemaster'sdegrees #andhogwartsgraduationrobes) So! We've had some good conversations lately. She had some really difficult things happen in middle school (turns out middle schoolers are still the worst) that are still affecting her life. There are things that I wish were different about my life, too. It's hard to not feel sorry for myself when I compare the "worst" parts of my life with the best parts of other people's lives. And whether we are entering high school or established in our careers or in whatever state of life we are in, that comparison is never going to make us happy. Finding contentment within the circumstances, or the unchangeable aspects of our lives, is a task!
"Developing greater contentment within certain of our existing constraints and opportunities is one of our challenges... Neither should we pine away, for certain things outside God's givens ... because there is so much to do within what has been allotted to us. "
A real "epiph" (as we like to call them) happened when I read that. I have a tendency toward thinking if I just accomplish x/y/z, THEN I will be doing something meaningful. Or THEN I'll be working at full capacity or doing something important. We don't have to wait to be content. Who even knows what I'm waiting for. There is plenty for me to be doing right now to help others and improve my own life if I would just open my eyes. And when I DO open my eyes, I am content.
Sum up! It's our choice when it comes to contentment. Mary Ellen Edmunds reaffirms, "Contentment comes from within much more than it comes from without." Three things I think we need to focus on to be content:
1. Be grateful for how our life looks in this moment (helping others/service usually helps with this!)
2. Have faith that there is a purpose and point to the current circumstances of your life
3. Don't get too caught up with the day-to-day. Honestly, will this really matter in a week/month/year?
And! If all else fails - read this Kanye quote and recognize the realness :)
Love you too much!
Happiness consists not of having, but of being; not of possessing, but of enjoying. It is the warm glow of a heart at peace with itself. - William George Jordan
Iowa, Motherhood, and Humility
Nearly seven years ago in Burlington, Iowa, I spent a day knocking on strangers' doors and asked those who answered if they wanted to learn more about Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father's plan of happiness for His children. At that time, I was serving as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Illinois Nauvoo Mission.
This particular day in Iowa sticks out in my mind because it wasn't a normal day for me. You see, as a missionary in the Illinois Nauvoo Mission, I was stationed full-time at the church historic sites in Nauvoo. There I gave tours in the Nauvoo Visitors' Center and other nearby sites. The purpose of my day trip to Iowa was to help sisters newer in the Illinois Nauvoo Mission prepare for their upcoming "outbound assignments," where they would spend a few months in another state serving as proselyting missionaries. I had previously completed my outbound assignment in the Colorado Denver South Mission.
On this day in Iowa, I was nearing the end of my missionary service. During the drive to Iowa, I silently prayed to God and asked Him to accept my missionary service as an offering of my desire to use my hands and heart to always serve Him.
As I knocked on the very last door that day in Iowa, my heart filled with love, anticipation, and joy in regards to my future. No one answered the door, but as I stood on the doorstep, I felt in my heart that I was standing on the doorstep of motherhood. I felt deep down in my soul that my service as a missionary was acceptable before God and that my next major role in life would be to be a mother.
This was a tender and sacred experience, which I kept close to my heart. After I returned home from my mission, I graduated from BYU and moved to the Washington D.C. area where I had grown up. Months went by and then years went by without ever finding that "special someone" to marry. Sometimes I would think back on my experience in Iowa and wonder if I had conjured up those feelings I had on that doorstep. However, I still felt that the experience I had on that doorstep was a personal witness from God that His divine plan for my life included motherhood.
About five years after my mission concluded, I fell in love and married my husband in the Washington DC LDS Temple. Ironically, he was born and raised in Iowa. And now, nearly seven years since concluding my missionary service, I am pregnant with a baby boy.
If someone would have told me after my experience in Iowa that it would be seven years until I became a mother, I would have been very surprised. I would have thought based upon my experience that marriage and motherhood would come more quickly. However, I have learned that God's timing is not our timing. Spiritual witnesses come to us in His time and in His way, and the actual manifestations of those witnesses also come in His time and in His way.
Last night, as my husband and I were reading in the scriptures, we read this verse from the Doctrine and Covenants, "Be thou humble; and the Lord thy God shall lead thee by the hand, and give thee answer to thy prayers," (Doctrine and Covenants 112:10).
Being humble means that we trust in the spiritual witnesses we receive. And even when we don't see the physical manifestations of those spiritual witnesses, we still continue to believe and allow God to guide our path. I am not perfect at this, and I am certain that it is something I'll need to work on for the rest of my life.
As I look back on the last seven years, I am so grateful for all of the experiences I've had, and I know that they were requisite experiences meant to mold and shape me into the person and mother God wants me to become.
After writing my last blog post, I think I felt so relieved that I finally got the things I've learned recently down on paper because it meant that my brain finally had capacity to absorb more (I've got a big head but a small brain). As a result, I've been reading a lot.
Over and over again recently I've been reminded that life is hard. We're all dealing with stuff. For some, it's feeling like they didn't succeed as parents. For others, it's struggling with infertility. For me some nights, it's loneliness. Point being, we're all dealing with pain in some shape or form and sometimes it just doesn't seem fair. My pain may be different than your pain. You may struggle to understand mine and I may struggle to understand yours but sometimes I wonder if we would benefit from uniting as people who suffer rather than focusing on our differences and maybe if we could find unity in that, we could also find comfort in understanding the necessity of suffering.
I started studying suffering this week and while it started in a somewhat deep place, it ended with a middle school commencement address. And I felt like it might be worth sharing because maybe you're feeling some of the same things I've been feeling. If not, it's totally fine. It's not you, it's me.
Without getting too deep into LDS doctrine, as Mormons we believe that prior to this life, we chose to come to earth. We were presented two separate plans. One, Satan's plan was that not a single soul would be lost because we would have no ability to choose. But we chose the Savior's plan which was that we would come to earth and would be given the opportunity to choose for ourselves. We believe it is as we make choices and overcome opposition that we are able to become more like our Heavenly Father and that this becoming is the point of our existence. As Francine R. Bennion said, "Nobody is manipulating every human decision that would affect every human experience. If God did, we would have the kind of existence now that Lucifer offered permanently."
We chose agency and as a result, we, in a sense, also chose suffering. We understood prior to coming to earth that in order to become what we were meant to become, we had to make decisions, learn from both the good and the bad, and respond to the decisions of those around us. In short, it's this agency that makes life so dang good and also so frustrating at times.
Sometimes our own personal decisions make life hard and sometimes it is the decisions of others that make our lives hard but regardless of the cause, suffering is part of this life.
But why? How can a God who loves us bear to watch as his children suffer? Does he not care or is it because God himself has suffered and understands the value found in suffering? I've already mentioned Francine Bennion once, but this week, I read a talk she gave in the book, "At The Pulpit" and it absolutely blew my mind. The talk addresses this subject of suffering and while personal experiences sparked this exploration for me, Bennion's talk fanned the flame. Bennion tells of a conversation she had with a group of BYU students who were discussing Voltaire and "the best of all possible worlds," when one suggested that heaven will be a place where "everyone will be—happy. There won't be any unkindness. No one there will be rejected or abused, or laughed at, or ignored." Bennion then asked, "Oh, are you suggesting that God experiences none of these things now?" To believe this when we hear people take the Lord's name in vain on a daily basis or when religious beliefs are mocked worldwide is asinine.
No, I think it is because of personal experience that God knows the development that occurs amidst our suffering.
This week, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts spoke at his son's ninth-grade graduation, and while he spoke from the perspective of a loving earthly father, I couldn't help but think that his words seem to echo divine truth.
"Now the commencement speakers will typically also wish you good luck and extend good wishes to you. I will not do that, and I'll tell you why. From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly, so that you will come to know the value of justice. I hope that you will suffer betrayal because that will teach you the importance of loyalty," he said. "Sorry to say, but I hope you will be lonely from time to time so that you don't take friends for granted. I wish you bad luck, again, from time to time so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life and understand that your success is not completely deserved and that the failure of others is not completely deserved either.
"And when you lose, as you will from time to time, I hope every now and then, your opponent will gloat over your failure. It is a way for you to understand the importance of sportsmanship. I hope you'll be ignored so you know the importance of listening to others, and I hope you will have just enough pain to learn compassion. Whether I wish these things or not, they're going to happen. And whether you benefit from them or not will depend upon your ability to see the message in your misfortunes."
Suffering is what we came here to experience. It is through opposition that we discover the true goodness and beauty of life. It is through our own pain that we develop empathy and other Christlike attributes.
Spencer W. Kimball said, "Being human, we would expel from our lives physical pain and mental anguish and assure ourselves of continual ease and comfort, but if we were to close the doors upon sorrow and distress, we might be excluding our greatest friends and benefactors. Suffering can make saints of people as they learn patience, long-suffering, and self-mastery."
Certainly we will experience heartbreak as we suffer the consequences of other's decisions but I trust in the promise found in "Preach my Gospel" that "All that is unfair about life can be made right through the Atonement of Jesus Christ." We may not be able to understand how it will all play out but it will be made right in a way that we can't currently comprehend. I have always heard that the Atonement of Jesus Christ is infinite but I don't think I really understood the significance of this statement until I read the following statement by Bennion, "As I think of the Atonement of Christ, it seems to me that if our sins are to be forgiven, the results of them must be erased. If my mistakes are to be forgiven, other persons must be healed from any effects of them. In the same way, if other persons are to be released by the Atonement, then we must be healed from their mistakes." This is not scripture but it rang true in my heart. The Atonement of Jesus Christ will make everything right. It will cure all pain. Maybe not in this life but eventually it will. On and on, forever and ever, the Savior's Atonement will go on healing the suffering that we experience.
So what do we do in the meantime? Maybe we try to love a little better and a little more. Maybe we could try harder to remember that everyone around us is dealing with some pain and God's heart aches for them. We can show our love for Him by loving His children. In a talk called "Latter-day Saints and the Problem of Pain," David Holland tells of advice his father once received from Neal Maxwell, a former leader in the LDS Church, who said after reading a draft of a talk Jeffrey R. Holland had written, "Jeff, there is one place in the talk where you have been insufficiently careful of the pain in people's lives. There are scars that go unnoticed, but you must see them. You must tread with caution on the hallowed ground of another's suffering."
I think our becoming will depend not only on our ability to cope amidst our own suffering but will also come as we see the scars that are not visible to the eye, as we seek to relieve the suffering of those around us. I guess ultimately my hope would be the same that Francine Bennion expressed before I was ever born:
"God is love, and our becoming so is what matters. I pray we may gain courage and faith to affirm the choice we made, to remember that we are active and alive and meeting suffering because God knew we could and because we believed we could. ...Let us love each other, mourn with each other, and sacrifice fear for courage. Let us seek reality and truth, forgiving ourselves and each other, learning to help ourselves and each other as we can. Let us become more like our God, who is good."
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Leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ise/Orun and Emure Local Government Areas of Ekiti State have pledged their support for a governorship aspirant Ambassador Dare Bejide.
They described Bejide as the right candidate for the PDP, adding that he is experienced politically and administratively and cerebrally to occupy the seat of the governor from October 16, 2018.
Trooping out in large numbers to welcome the aspirant, they described former secretary to the State Government (SSG) as approachable and assessible to party members pledging to work for his aspiration.
At Ise/Orun council area, the PDP Local Government Executives were present and the excitement was visibly noticed as Bejide was ushered into the auditorium with chants of victory songs by women and youths groups.
The PDP Women Leader, Mrs Bosede Adesanoye, stressed the women's readiness to support the ambition of Bejide which according to her was the most outstanding candidate.
Adesanoye further pledged to work with other delegates in the party primaries to ensure victory.
In response to security agitation by the party executives, Dare Bejide assured the people of adequate security saying "One with God is in the majority".
He said he possessed the charisma required for the job and that his governorship ambition is God's own project that will never fail.
There was more razzmatazz at Emure-Ekiti when the train rolled into town as PDP youhs rolled out the drums and trumpets to welcome the aspirant.
Bejide could not hide his appreciation to the youths for accepting him, despite the wide knowledge of his stiff resistance to moneybag politics.
Bejide thanked the party executives for their resolve to work with him even "in the face of tyranny." He admonished the party leaders against selling their conscience, noting that the era: of "political militarization" was over.
He however pleaded with the leaders especially the would-be delegates to remain calm but resolute in their determination to achieve political freedom.
Bejide said, "My ambition to become Ekiti State Governor is God's driven and greased by my readiness to serve the people. Hence, Human apostasy is Sisyphean".
Meanwhile, Bejide has allayed the fears of party leaders and members over a possible outbreak of violence at the primary election to choose a governorship candidate following Governor Ayo Fayose's insistence on the Deputy Governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, as his successor.
The pioneer PDP Secretary in Ekiti said: "Nobody can play God as to the emergence of the party's flag bearer" saying the final decision on who picks the ticket and eventually wins the governorship poll rests on the Almighty.
A party elder, Pa Matthew Faturoti, said: "We are afraid the lives of our delegates may be in danger during the governorship primary to elect our flag bearer.
"It is now clear that the governor of the day already made up his mind to ensure that his deputy gets the party ticket. So, what assurance can we get on this?"
He contended that he is in the race for good and expressed confidence that a credible, transparent, free and fair primary election will be conducted to elect an acceptable candidate.
The governorship hopeful expressed optimism that he would win the PDP primary having touched the lives of party members and other citizens of Ekiti State during his tenure as an ambassador and government chief scribe.


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Kevin Glenn's long, strange odyssey from injured star to reliable backup to Grey Cup starter
TORONTO—If anyone was wondering how much making it to the Grey Cup can mean from a player's perspective, they should speak to Calgary quarterback Kevin Glenn. At the Stampeders' media lunch Wednesday, Glenn spent over 20 minutes talking to the media hordes about just what it means for him to play in this game, but was still full of energy and ebullience at the end.
"I want to enjoy everything, everything I've missed out on," Glenn said. "It is special being here."
It's what he's missed out on that's so remarkable. The 33-year-old Glenn has gone from reluctant high school football player to injured star to overlooked backup to starting quarterback in the Grey Cup, but it's taken him a while. He's played in the CFL since 2001 with Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, Hamilton and now Calgary, but he's only been to one previous Grey Cup game. That came in 2007 with Winnipeg, and Glenn wasn't able to play thanks to breaking his arm in the East final against Toronto. He said that ruined much of that Grey Cup experience for him, as knowing he wasn't able to play was painful.
"It's just a whole different mindset," he said.
The Blue Bombers lost that game 23-19 to Saskatchewan, with backup quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie completing just 45 per cent of his passes and throwing for just 225 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions (all to the Riders' James Johnson). It wasn't a great display of offensive football on either side, as Saskatchewan's Kerry Joseph only completed 38 per cent of his passes and threw for 181 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Glenn was on the sidelines, and he said it was frustrating to be unable to play when his team was so close to victory.
"It was just tough in general to watch," he said.
Since then, Glenn's career has hit some rough patches. He battled Dinwiddie for playing time in 2008 and then was released in early 2009 when the Bombers acquired Stefan LeFors, but signed with Hamilton. He'd have three up-and-down seasons with Hamilton, often starting but also frequently competing with Quinton Porter. There were great highlights such as the Tiger-Cats' road victory over Montreal in the 2011 East semifinal, but there also were plenty of low moments such as the 2011 East Final, where Glenn played well before getting hurt but Hamilton lost 19-3 to Winnipeg. Still, reflecting Wednesday, he was positive about his days with the Tiger-Cats.
"We had some good times in Hamilton," Glenn said. "Every place I've been there's been some good times."
This year didn't start off as an auspicious one for Glenn either. He was traded to Calgary in the offseason, a move that raised plenty of questions at the time, and entered the season as a clear backup to Drew Tate. When Tate went down early in the year, Glenn stepped into the void and led Calgary to the second seed in the West. Tate returned in time for the playoffs and was critical to the Stampeders' first-round win over the Riders, but fractured his wrist in the process, putting Glenn back in the spotlight for the West final. There, in tough road conditions against a dominant B.C. team, he was a critical part of the Stamps' 34-29 win. Glenn said that was a massive moment for him and the team.
"That's probably the biggest win I've been a part of," he said. "Actually winning that game, just the number of things that were going against us...this team has been through so much this year."
Glenn's been through a lot himself in his CFL career, but he said that rocky road has moulded him into the player he is today.
"You always, as a player, feel you've been shortchanged," he said. "That builds character."
He said the trade to Calgary in particular gave him new legs.
"It's like being rejuvenated, it's like your career's starting over again," he said.
Glenn said one key difference for him is he's stopped taking benchings, trades and the rest solely as a judgement of his play.
"Sometimes things have to happen for some people to be satisfied," he said. "It's not necessarily your fault."
"When you get older and you mature, you don't try to understand that stuff, you don't try to take it personally.
The rocky road may not quite yet be over, as what happens to Glenn next season's an open question. The Stampeders are obviously high on Tate, but will they opt to name Glenn their starter instead if he leads them to a Grey Cup win? Will they let both quarterbacks battle it out, or will they make a deal with another team looking for a pivot? There are already rumblings Winnipeg might be interested in trying to bring Glenn back, and he was asked about what might be ahead Wednesday, but said his focus is solely on doing his best this week.
"We'll answer that question at a later date," he said. "That stuff happens and you don't have any control over it," he said.
Several reporters asked Glenn if he wants to win to solidify his legacy, but he said that's not his motivation.
"Someone else is going to determine your legacy; all you can do is go out and play," he said. "I want to show I can go win the game, I can lead a team. ... This game, I can get the ring. That's what I play for."
That quest for a ring has brought Glenn here, but it almost never got started. Glenn said his father, Kevin Glenn Sr., is the reason he got into football, as he preferred other sports until his dad talked him into trying out for the football team.
"In high school, I was going to play basketball and baseball," Glenn said. "Baseball was probably my first love."
He said his dad and the rest of his family have been hugely supportive throughout his career,and many of them will be in attendance Sunday, including his mom, his dad, his wife, his two kids, an uncle, his mother- and father-in-law, two of his close friends and perhaps more relatives. Glenn will be ready and prepared to put on a show for them. Until game day, though, his focus is just on taking it all in.
"It's been a long while. I just want to enjoy everything," Glenn said. "I don't think I've ever smiled as much as I have this week."
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Despite Italy's recent cuts in scientific research and the so-called brain drain that has cast a shadow over growth prospects for the peninsula, the country has seen some notable advances in cancer research and robotics in recent months.
At Milan's renowned San Raffaele University and Research Hospital, a breakthrough in the search for blood cancer cures that may also fight other cancers is inspiring optimism among some doctors. Dr. Chiara Bonini, head of the experimental hematology unit at San Raffaele University and Research Hospital, and her team have contributed to the global buzz surrounding T-cell therapy, which involves engineering the patient's immune system to fight cancer.
Bonini's team has found a way to track the T-cells that can last longest in the immune system, which they believe may lead to creating a drug that can last through a patient's lifetime and prevent cancer from returning.
"I have to say, the results are really, really promising," Bonini told FoxNews.com.
While Bonini said it's difficult in Italy and many other countries to obtain funding for such research, she remains optimistic about the recent advances in immunotherapy that her team has discovered.
"I love my work," she said. "I feel it's a privilege to do this work and I feel really lucky to be in the field in these years."
The remission rates in patients that have enrolled in Bonini's trials have been promising, but she is waiting to see if the link between immunotherapy and the results are directly linked.
South of Milan, at the Superior School of Sant'Anna in Pisa, Dr. Debora Angeloni, a professor of molecular biology, has discovered that the protein MICAL2 may help cancer cells spread and metastasize. Angeloni said effectively targeting MICAL2 could contain tumors and prevent it from spreading.
While Angeloni said there wasn't a "wow" moment during her investigation, she said she is thrilled about the potential implications her discovery may have in the fight against cancer. Her dedication to the field has led her as far as outer space, which sees her studying the effects of microgravity on the body. She concluded that the aging process is expedited in outer space, and has received recognition for her research samples on the International Space station. She is hopeful that her work on cells in space can translate to address the effects of aging on earth.
Angeloni also said she sees a connection between her work on cancer and cells in space.
"Space is an extreme environment, and studying a biological system in one extreme environment is a little bit like studying a diseased cell," she told FoxNews.com.
On another Sant' Anna campus, outside Pisa, a team of young researchers has created a bionic finger, which allows patients with prosthetic arms to feel and touch texture. When the sensors in the finger run over surfaces, they send signals to the brain via the nerves that then trigger tactile sensation.
"We are reconnecting something that is not connected to the brain," said Dr. Calogero Oddo, an assistant professor of biorobotics who is spearheading the project with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. "Without our touch, we cannot manipulate finely, but also you perceive the robotic hand as not part of your body. Instead, if you have a sense of touch, you perceive better and accept better the device that helps you."
The current model of the bionic finger can distinguish between rough and smooth surfaces. Oddo and his team said the end goal is to make the finger so sensitive that it can distinguish subtleties— like denim and silk. Work remains, too, on whether this bionic finger can be integrated into a hand and used constantly. But right now, the results look promising.
While the researchers know that they need to keep producing results as well as continue the never-ending search for funding, it's a race against time in many ways. In one respect, the clock is ticking for patients waiting to benefit from the results of their research in terms of cures and relief, but for the researchers themselves, it's also a race in the hyper-competitive world of medical research to be first in their fields.
Amy Kellogg currently serves as a Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent based in Milan, Italy. She joined Fox News Channel (FNC) in 1999 as a Moscow-based correspondent. Follow her on Twitter: @amykelloggfox


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Dehydrated. Not destroyed. A triumph. Not, in fact, a travesty. It's just a shame I hadn't known my Michelin starred abilities when I threw the bacon in the bin and freezer-dived for good old fish fingers! You see, I saw the 'Oops I got distracted and left it in the oven too long and dried it out' bacon. Last week, however, I saw a Masterchef semi-finalist being taught by a pro how to dry out bacon just as I had (what do you mean , Oh really?) Yes indeedy, they dried out bacon, shredded it, served it with something, called it Dehydrated bacon served with something and, Bob's your uncle, it was a fine-dining dish – not a kitchen disaster after all! If only I'd known then what I know now. Truthfully, I'd still have chucked it in the bin anyway 'cause really, who wants to eat dried out bacon – even if it is a delicacy in a top London restaurant? (Disclaimer – I have never tried the fine-dining dish in the restaurant so honestly, I can't really compare the two, but, for the sake of the illustration, please bare with and forgive my presumption!)
This new-found knowledge got me thinking – how often do we write off a situation, only to discover that instead of it being a mess, it is or, will become, something wonderful? How often do we see a situaion as hopeless when all we really need is a little perspective; to see it from a different angle; perhaps from a backseat and I suspect it may even help, to see it with the benefit of that great medium we call hindsight.
The frustration and fear when you discover that the University Hall's place you so wanted falls through. Only to end up elsewhere, meeting some of the best friends you will ever have and, dare I say it, the one who will be the reason you end up bumping into your future husband.
The 'What now's?' when the sale of your house falls through, leading to the house you were supposed to be buying going to someone else. Only to end up somewhere totally different, not compromising on the things you'd always declared were top of your must-have in a house list but for some reason you had been willing to do without on the fall-through house.
The three months when you are off work, unable to do anything but watch life move on around you, amazed to learn that the world does not stop even if you do (and, that although dust does not disappear on its own, it does not actually weigh so heavily on the foundations that they crack and the roof falls in!) A time that gives you the opportunity to see life in a way you haven't quite viewed it before; a time when you are able to weigh up what's most important to you in life and how, there might actually be a way to live life and enjoy it… maybe not with everything you want, but in a way that allows you to enjoy the things and, most significantly, the people who are most important to you!
The night you think you really can't deal with this situation anymore; that there doesn't seem to be a way around circumstances that are making you miserable and, your family suffer as a consequence of your mood. Then, suddenly, some time later, the realisation that the advice people gave you that sometimes the solution to your problem is right under your nose and that, as long as the bills can be paid, there are a lot of changes you can make to focus your time, attention and energies on the things in life that actually make you happy. Discovering that 'martyr status'can be traded in for actual real-life happiness and contentment!
The past 18 months has, for me, been some of the most intensive learning time that I have had. I have studied hard and learned much. The subject matter? Me. Now, I have to be honest and say I'm not a 'go and find yourself' kinda girl and I don't believe that I have been taking a year and a half to find myself. I do believe though, that the events of the last while have allowed me to see myself in a different way. Talking with trusted friends, praying and allowing God to make His ways clear, realising that peace and contentment can be a state of mind and not just words on a page. I've started to realise more and more that we need to stop looking around us at what others are doing, how others are coping and how they handle life. Simply put, they're not you. You are a one-off and so, what is right for one person, may not actually be right for you. Just because 'they' seem to be able to do it all, doesn't mean you're built for that!
For many, the phrase 'You only live once' (YOLO for those of you who are down with da kids) means be wild, do crazy things, take risks with your life… but that's not how I see it. For me, YOLO means just what it says… we do only have one opportunity to live this life so, what's important to you? Not what's important to your friends. What do you want out of life? Not what the people down the road want out of life. What matters most for you and your family? Not what matters most for the ones you follow on social media. You! What are the things in this life that you don't want to miss? A good friend of mine has a saying which I love: 'Not my circus; not my monkeys.' Stop looking at the acts the other circuses you come into contact with are putting on. Concentrate on your own monkeys – do what's right for the people in your Big Top!
Maybe, like me, a little distance/ hindsight/ seeing life from a different angle has helped you to get a different viewpoint. Maybe, like me, some of what you saw to be disasters at the time they happened have in fact turned out to be blessings in disguise. Don't get me wrong. I don't look at sadness and tragedy and think, oh well, sure it's all for a good reason. Believe me, as I look at the horrendous events in Nepal I can't help but wonder why. What I am saying is, that for me, I'm realising more and more that this is a life we live only once and sometimes, I think, we need to stop and consider what's important to us and how, when things happen that we don't like or when events seem to throw a spanner in our works, maybe, just maybe, it will turn out better than we expected.
So, before you despair, take a moment to see the situation from all angles. You never know what rainbow could break through your cloud. And, the next time you're about to throw your bacon in the bin remember, it's not dried out; it's Dehydrated. Simply shred and enjoy! But please, take it from me: have a box of fish fingers on stand-by, just in case :o)


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I provide a high quality administrative and other key support to the School's Undergraduate students on the respective international collaborative venture portfolio of programmes. It is also part of my role to establish, monitor and review systems and liaise with the Deputy School Manger/UG Programme Administrator, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Degree Programme Directors on this work. I liaise closely with the International Office and INTO staff to ensure an efficient and effective working relationship. My role involves working closely with a wide range of staff internally to the School, admissions and other support services and internationally externally. I also play a key role as a contact for staff externally and liaise with a variety of University representatives, partner institutions and other organisations nationally and internationally.
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What does the 2024 look like? Vuselela Media NPC and the Peermont School Support Programme partner in 7 Ekuruhleni schools to understand what the future looks like for our born free generation.
Seven high schools on the east rand of Gauteng, part of the Peermont School Support Programme (PSSP), have been selected to create short videos on the theme 'Born Free Imagining the Future', the topic of this years Peermont Pursuing Excellence Workshop.
Vuselela Media NPC will conduct tailored workshops to get young people at PSSP schools to create videos on their ideas of what their futures look like. The storytelling workshop, run over three days, will involve young leaders, entrepreneurs and press team members of the schools. Participating schools include: Germiston High , Tembisa Secondary, General Smuts High, Lethulwazi Comprehensive, Sunward Park High, Thuto Lesedi High and Unity Secondary.
Vuselela's Bona Retsang Community Journalism training equips young people with the skills to tell their stories in an engaging way using mobile devices such as cellphone and tablets. Once these videos are shot, they are edited on entry level software. The best content created is broadcast nationally as part of Bona Retsang youth news and opinion show.
The videos created by the learners during the training at these schools will exhibited at the Peermont Pursuing Excellence Workshop, to be held on the 6th of September. The workshop is an intervention to get schools and learners thinking about what the future holds and how they can start preparing pro-actively for the needs of their future.
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This is how a moutain cherry tree in full bloom looks like. I took this picture during my trip to PinTai.
This tree was by a moutain road with much less tourists. There were much more flowers at the lower branch, which allowed me to come closer to the flowers.
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A divorce attorney knows that prenuptial agreements can serve as a safeguard against property division disputes, in the event a couple divorces. Under Massachusetts state law, these written contracts allow the parties to make lawful limitations on the equitable division of property that would otherwise apply during a divorce.
Prenuptial agreements protect property and privacy concerns
Does a high-asset divorce require more time and court involvement? If a couple failed to execute a prenuptial agreement, the answer might be yes.
Attorneys can still serve as advocates in collaborative divorces
Given the recent media attention regarding collaborative divorce, readers may have some questions about how this process differs from more traditional approaches.
Ways to evaluate divorce mediation or litigation options
Should I stay or should I go? Readers might recognize that phrase as a song lyric. In the context of divorce, it aptly refers to the difficulty in deciding which issues to fight or settle.
Proactive divorce planning does not mean an online kit
A divorce attorney would readily agree that property division can be approached proactively. That is to say, each spouse can prepare an itemization of checking and savings accounts, retirement accounts or other securities, property valuations and more.
There's a new twist on asset hiding and disclosure in divorce
An attorney who focuses on divorce and property division matters may have unusual stories about spouses hiding assets from each other. However, it's unlikely that an attorney has heard of the latest scheme: Bitcoin.
New approaches to divorce may be cheaper and less stressful
Since the potential for stress is already very high when going through a divorce, why add to it?
When it comes to remarriage, age may not bring wisdom
Wisdom may be a product of age and experience. After a divorce, one might expect an individual to be wiser from that experience. If an individual does find love again, the lessons learned from the first marriage might prove useful.
Children may impact the timetable in a divorce proceeding
Readers that know someone or have gone through a divorce themselves know that couples may sometimes be better off going their own ways when a marriage is no longer working. To some extent, lawmakers may also share that opinion, as no-fault divorce is now available in all 50 states.
Longer marriages may present more complications in divorce
In any divorce, there may be challenges in resolving legal, financial or personal issues. Although each couple's circumstances may be unique, a recent article reminds us that some issues may be more common to certain age groups.


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Rush the Throne's performance at the Roxy, Los Angeles.
Sizzle reel video for Snapback Thursdays at The Federal Bar in North Hollywood. Your favorite old school hip hop & R&B all night! Presented by Almost Famous DJ's.
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Aggravated Assault is a serious criminal charge in Maine punishable by fines, prison time, probation, and other penalties. Do not assume that you can represent yourself against such a serious criminal charge. You need a Maine criminal defense attorney to handle your charge aggressively. You need an attorney who can mitigate the potential consequences of a guilty verdict or have the charge dismissed if possible. Someone who will raise every legal defense available to increase your chance of a positive outcome in your criminal case.
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What is Assault?
Assault is a type of violent crime involving the physical injury of another person. Under Title 17-A §207 of the Maine Revised Statute, assault is defined as "intentionally, knowingly or recklessly cause[ing] bodily injury or offensive physical contact to another person." The only requirement for assault is that you intentionally, knowingly, recklessly cause physical harm to another person. Malice is not a requirement for assault; therefore, you could jokingly hit your friend on the arm and still be guilty of assault under a strict interpretation of the code section.
The elements of assault are:
- Violence – The prosecution must prove that you physically injured the other person with your body or a weapon. Threatening to injure a person is not sufficient for a charge of assault; AND,
- Intent – The prosecution must prove that you committed the act on purpose. An accident is not sufficient to be guilty of assault.
Assault is a misdemeanor in most cases; however, the punishment for a conviction on an assault charge depends on the facts of the case. For example, if you are 18 years of age or older and the victim is under the age of 6, you face more severe penalties for an assault conviction.
Assault of a person over the age of six is a Class D crime that carries a potential fine of up to $2,000 and up to 364 days in jail. If the victim is under the age of 6, it is a Class C crime with a potential fine of up to $5,000 and up to five years in jail.
What is Aggravated Assault?
Aggravated Assault is governed by Maine Revised Statute 17-A §208. It provides the elements that raise a simple assault charge to a charge of aggravated assault. In other words, if one or more of the following circumstances are present, you can be charged with the more serious charge of aggravated assault and face much more serious penalties for a conviction.
Elements that raise an assault to an aggravated assault are bodily injury that result in:
- The risk of death or extends the recovery period for the victim;
- Permanent disfigurement; or,
- Loss or substantial impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.
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- The use of a dangerous weapon; or,
- Extreme indifference to the value of human life. Examples include but are not limited to strangulation, the manner used to inflict injury, the number of injuries inflicted, and the observable physical condition of the victim at the time of the assault.
Aggravated Assault can be a Class A or a Class B offense depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding the assault. The punishment for a Class B offense is a fine of up to $10,000 and up to 20 years in prison. For a Class A offense, the potential fine increases to $50,000 and up to 30 years in prison.
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Two Turkish super stars want to market their new movie, so they did a song, just like they feel they have to do in Egypt. In case you have not noticed our Arabs have a soft spot for such dramas and romance coming from the land of Turkey. The issue is that Arab programs try to copy the Turkish style and do their own shows…some failed others did well.
Now to the song, and see the actors sing about their love and cheese the hell out of all of us. While the actors go by their Turkish names, Arabs give them fun names to remember them by. I kinda of understand it, the news in Arabia sucks and blood is all around, so they escape to fairy tales, and the Turkish entertainers have a lot of stories to sell and tell.
The song does not show anything from the movie, just a couple who are singing a duet.
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Aliza J Sokolow
Taking her love for food styling and digital media, Aliza lauched her company Poppyseed Agency, as a way to provide chefs and restaurateurs with a platform to enhance their brand while cooking. We're lucky to call Aliza a close friend and excited to share her insight and expertise as our next Guest Editor!
What inspired you to start Poppyseed Agency?
I founded Poppyseed Agency almost 3 year ago after working in television as a food stylist. At that time, social media had just become something that chefs and restaurants were exploring as part of running their businesses. It was perfect timing and fulfills the passion I have for the food industry.
What's the day-to-day life for a food stylist? What's your favorite thing you've had a chance to style?
Every day is different. I am lucky enough to experience different facets of the restaurant and food industry- from front of the house to the farthest corner of the kitchen. I run social media, food style and do photography. You can often find me in the back of the house taking photos and getting yelled at on the line. I love to learn from the chefs that I work with. I am quite spoiled to learn from them.
My favorite food styling adventure is my work for McConnell's Fine Ice Creams in Santa Barbara, CA. We are constantly creating new flavors and topping combos. It's very colorful! I studied architecture & industrial engineering at UC Berkeley…I've chosen to use my design degree on the smallest scale.
I also loved my work on Jamie Oliver's Emmy winning show Food Revolution, as well as Emmy Nominated Recipe Rehab.
It's March! What are some of your favorite seasonal ingredients and preparations?
I am beyond excited for strawberries!!! I am going to make strawberry balsamic jam, roast them for pies and just eat them plain until I'm red in the face.
What's the most important thing to throw a perfect dinner party?
I am a huge snacker and picker. Having a solid crudité platter and plenty of appetizers when I throw a dinner party is the key to success. I find it important to do a lot of prep so that I'm not feeling stressed to fire dishes while spending time with my guests. I always order flowers from Glasswing Floral in Downtown LA to set my table. Simple and elegant presentations of fresh and simple dishes make for the best evening.
What are some simple social tips and tricks food lovers could use? What restaurants or chefs get it right?
Chef Michael Fiorelli from Love & Salt in Manhattan Beach hits on the head - his dishes are each layered with elements that compliment the next course. At his restaurant I can make a sandwich out of the homemade English Muffins with the second course salad and then dip the remaining parts and my pizza crust into the in the house made salsa verde from the roasted cauliflower dish. It turns each meal into a true family meal. It's a soulful experience that I haven't felt anywhere else.
It's Happy Hour. What's your drink of choice?
Whiskey, rocks after work, margarita if I'm going out and Hitching Post 2 highliner if I'm at home.
Do you have a favorite local artisanal treat?
I love Compartes Chocolate American Dream bar. It is dark chocolate with rice crispies in it. The perfect amount of crunch. I always have to purchase a few bars when I go in to buy gifts, because I end up eating one the second I leave the shop. (Don't judge me.)
If you could choose one of March's featured ingredients to cook with, what would you choose and what would you make?
I would pour Bang Candy Co's Strawberry Rhubarb Syrup on a stack of pancakes that I make on the weekends or pour some on a bowl of McConnell's Fine Ice Creams w some Harry's Berries strawberries. Now I am drooling, can I please have a spoon?
Midnight snack of choice?
You assume I stay up that late… I always have a loaf of Suzanne Goin's Larder Baking Company bread at home. I like to soak a slice in olive oil, grill it in the skilled and smother a heaping scoop of Vermont Creamery salted butter on top. I also love Peacock Family Farms fancy trailmix. I buy it every Wednesday at the Santa Monica Farmer's Market. There is an amazing variety of mixed raisins, walnuts, pecans, dried peaches, and dried persimmons. It is the perfect balance of savory and not too sweet.
What social food trends do you think will be huge in 2015? What current trend are you over?
I love the cardamom trend that's appeared in the last few months. I find the flavor intriguing and sultry.. I think that wine flavored desserts will pop up this year.
What's up next for you? Any exciting culinary travels or ventures to share?
I'm shooting some more videos with my friends at leaf.tv, which i am excited about. There web series includes living, eating and fashion and I help with cooking skills videos. Here is the link to some fun videos I've filmed
I'm excited to be running the social media for LA Love's Alex's Lemonade for the 4th year. Mark your calendar for September 14th!
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Join us for our Ballard Business Happy Hour this Thursday/
We will be holding a complimentary business networking event on Thursday, November 10, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The event is free of charge for Augusta citizens, business people, policy makers and the media. Beverages will be on hand, and if anyone would like to "freshen up" their personal online profile, free professional photographs will be available from Knack Factory, a creative and strategic content production firm.
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"We want it to be fun, and encourage informal chats about Augusta's future, which we think is very bright," said Dirigo Capital Advisors President Kevin Mattson. "It's also a great chance for anyone who has not yet seen it to get a glimpse at the transformation of this property. It's come a long way in a very short time."
Ballard Center is a 7-story, 317,000 sq. foot structure that at one time served as the primary hospital in Augusta (MaineGeneral Health, formerly Kennebec Valley Medical Center.) It is a mixed-use business complex that is home to educational and medical organizations, commercial offices, and a cafe. Dirigo Capital Advisors has invested $23 million into Ballard Center, whose commercial space is already (73%) leased.


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A woman suffered minor injuries Friday night after a hit-and-run in which a pickup truck reportedly cut her off, causing her to swerve and lead into a three-car collision on Ashby Road near Beachwood Drive, according to California Highway Patrol.
The woman was driving a red Ford Taurus west on Ashby Road at about 7:30 p.m. Friday when she told authorities a white pickup truck, possibly a Ford Ranger, traveling east on Ashby Road turned into an RV park in front of her, CHP Merced Officer Eric Zuniga said.
The Taurus driver swerved to avoid the pickup truck and hit a silver Volkswagen Jetta driven by a male adult that was traveling east on Ashby Road, behind the pickup truck, Zuniga said.
A red Chevrolet Corvette that was traveling behind the Jetta attempted to brake and stop, but ended up sliding into the westbound lane of Ashby Road and collided with the side of the Taurus, which was blocking the lane, Zuniga said.
After the three-car collision, the white truck drove out of the RV park and fled east on Ashby Road, Zuniga said. Witnesses weren't able to obtain plate information and weren't able to identify the driver and if there were any occupants.
The driver of the Taurus suffered minor injuries and was transported to Doctors Medical Center in Modesto. Additional information on the Taurus driver and occupants of the vehicles involved weren't available Friday night.
Zuniga said the incident was a "non-contact hit-and-run," and that anyone with information on the crash or the suspect vehicle, a white Ford Ranger, is encouraged to contact CHP at 209-356-6600.